Re: Who actually inflates and deflates every time?
A 14' with air floor is going to be a pain to inflate/deflate every time. Now if you are talking you go out for a few days at a time and can inflate once for a few day period and then just deflate to go home I would say it would be worth it, but if you are intending on inflating and deflating every day you use it, I can guarantee you it will become a chore you will not be looking forward to. I have a 12' air floor Saturn that takes me about 20 minutes to inflate, get the motor on, hook up gas, put on the oars, load up gear...etc. And this 20 minutes is after the learning curve. I can tell you sitting beside the boat launch when it is 90 degrees pushing a hand pump up and down until you are red in the face isn't a pleasant experience(I would know..done many times). For me though, the ability to get on the water and cruise all day on three gallons of gas made the entire prep time worth it, but I am in my 20's also. If you are willing to spend that prep time sweating and making sure you have done everything correctly, the boating will be worth it, but bottom line is it is going to be work. If you go for it I would try to get the kids involved in the prep. What model are you looking at by the way?
